Ariela Basson/Scary Mommy; Getty Images, Shutterstock Nothing feels warmer to me than a ‘90s Christmas. And I’m not good at psychoanalyzing, but even I know it’s because that’s the Christmas era of my childhood, and there was nothing more lovely than my mom decorating the Christmas tree, baking us cookies, and tucking us into bed at night with the Sears Wish Book tucked under our pillows. But that time also brought some specific fashion choices, and I know it’s why I’m so obsessed with all the kitschy Christmas accessories. Christmas vests, gaudy Christmas earrings, wreath pins, I want it all....
'Nutcrackers' Is One Of The Most Heartfelt New Holiday Movies In Years
Hulu I’m one of those people who firmly believes that the inherent value in a movie lies in the feelings it evokes for each person watching it. It’s highly subjective. So, I generally do not deal in movie critic absolutes (in fact, when someone ~tells~ me to do or not do something, I’m twice as likely to do just the opposite). And yet, I’m about to make a pretty demonstrative statement: Nutcrackers is one of the best new holiday movies to come out in years. The movie marks Ben Stiller’s return to acting after producing and directing for the better...
I’m Finally Learning How To Navigate PMS, Just As My Daughter Is Starting To Manage Hers
Johner Images/Johner Images Royalty-Free/Getty Images For 24 hours every month, I hate my family. Two days later my period arrives. At which point, I am relieved because it means I didn’t actually hate them, it was just my period. This happens EVERY SINGLE MONTH. I have been menstruating for 35 years. You’d think I’d get the hang of this period thing by now. But apparently, when it comes to my own body, I can still be caught off guard by something that happens every 28 days. Why does this monthly psychodrama frustrate me? Sure, I can go on being irate...
What Makes A Movie A Christmas Movie?
Archive Photos/Moviepix/Getty Images Colored lights versus white, presents wrapped versus unwrapped, Elf on the Shelf versus not — there are a million Christmas debates out there. But nothing gets people quite as fired up as sharing your opinion that Die Hard is a Christmas movie and, I’ll be real honest, I can’t figure out why. Die Hard may be an action movie, but it literally happens on Christmas Eve… during a company Christmas party. John McClane writes “ho ho ho” on the sweatshirt of the man he kills. It could not be much more of a Christmas movie. In fact,...